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Deals of the Hour / November 7, 2010, 12:39 am

Who mans the hot corner for the Angels in 2011?

Adrian Beltre's agent is Scott Boras. That should be all that Angels fans desiring the third baseman be added to their team for 2011 need to know. It's going to be expensive. Beltre just walked away from a one-year, $10 million player option with the ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-11-05T17:43:47Z)

K Bank shut down by regulators

WASHINGTON (AP) - Regulators shut down four banks Friday, bringing the total of 2010 failures to 143. That tops the 140 shuttered last year and is the most in a year since the savings-and-loan crisis two decades ago. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp ... (Source: WTOP 2010-11-06T13:10:35Z)

Ana Ivanovic fights way to Bali final

BALI, Indonesia -- Ana Ivanovic celebrated her 23rd birthday by outlasting Kimiko Date Krumm in a 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-2 thriller to reach the Tournament of Champions final Saturday. Ivanovic wraps thrilling 3-set Bali birthday win Ivanovic and Alisa Kleybanova ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-11-06T17:13:58Z)

Cleveland Cavaliers fans spoof Lebron James Nike ad

BOSTON (FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) - In Lebron James' Nike ad he asks, "What should I do?" A group of Cleveland Cavaliers fans have an answer for him. James was widely panned for 'The Decision', an hour-long TV special announcing to the world what team he ... (Source: Myfoxla.com 2010-11-06T00:31:49Z)

LeBron James "Rise" Video Response: Cleveland Fires Back

Everyone has seen LeBron James' "Rise" Nike commercial. You know; the one where James acts like it's not his fault everyone's mad at him for stabbing Cavs fans in the back. Where he seems genuinely confused why people are mad at him for taking away the ... (Source: Bleacherreport.com 2010-11-05T20:49:54Z)

The Secrets Behind Black Friday Leaks

Word is already out: Black Friday sales, which traditionally begin the Friday after Thanksgiving, have been leaked to websites and news outlets throughout the country. If you want to find out what discounts your favorite store is offering, chances are that ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-11-02T18:44:37Z)

Retirement Made Simpler Releases Automatic 403(b) Toolkit to Increase Ease of Implementation ...

Retirement Made Simpler (RMS) today released a robust online toolkit to provide employers with a 403(b) retirement plan of step-by-step guidance to implementing automatic features. Under such a plan, employees are enrolled automatically, at a set amount ... (Source: Melodika.net 2010-11-06T19:01:21Z)

LeBron: Cleveland fans could've done 'better job' on video

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Cleveland, it turns out, has some very specific ideas about what LeBron James should do. A video making the rounds on the internet, apparently posted on YouTube by a Cleveland filmmaker, remixes James' Nike ad in which he asks "What ... (Source: NBA 2010-11-06T01:21:55Z)

Winter outlook calls for more warm, dry weather

The weather forecast for North Central Florida remains unchanged in the last week of October: Chance of rain, slim; chance of fire, high. Typically, by late October, the Gainesville area would have seen more than 2 inches of rain for the month. To date ... (Source: Gainesville Sun 2010-10-27T10:23:29Z)

Is 'For Colored Girls' a double-edged sword for Tyler Perry?

The release on Friday of "For Colored Girls," the movie version of Ntozake Shange's landmark play "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf," is generating a lot of excitement, particularly among fans of the play. But despite ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-11-03T18:57:45Z)

Conn. jury spending weekend weighing fate of triple killer

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Rev. Richard Hawke was sitting in a Connecticut court Saturday while a jury deliberated whether a man should receive a death sentence for killing Hawke's daughter and two granddaughters, when he noticed the defendant's brother ... (Source: Arizona Daily Star 2010-11-07T06:57:10Z)

Relative of slain Connecticut family offers comfort

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The Rev. Richard Hawke was sitting in a Connecticut court Saturday while a jury deliberated whether a man should receive a death sentence for killing Hawke's daughter and two granddaughters, when he noticed the defendant's brother ... (Source: Anderson Independent-Mail 2010-11-07T03:51:03Z)

Perry is weakest link in otherwise powerful 'For Colored Girls'

Assertive performances, stirring material and Tyler Perry. Which of these is not like the others? Guess. Perry is the uniquely successful maker of commercially appealing entertainments for female-centric African-American audiences. But "For Colored Girls ... (Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 2010-11-06T16:02:23Z)

Jury in Conn. home invasion case to return today

Jurors deciding if a man convicted in a deadly Connecticut home invasion should be executed for killing a former Pittsburgh woman are to return to court today to continue deliberations. Jurors went home Saturday after a second day of deliberating without ... (Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2010-11-07T04:41:10Z)

Winter outlook calls for warmer weather

The weather forecast for North Central Florida remains unchanged in the last week of October: Chance of rain, slim; chance of fire, high. Typically, by late October, the Gainesville area would have seen more than 2 inches of rain for the month. To date ... (Source: Gainesville Sun 2010-10-26T16:51:13Z)

As economy picks up, ski areas await snow

DENVER, Colorado — Ski resorts say snow trumps the economy when vacationers decide whether to head to the mountains. With economists saying the Great Recession is over, Colorado ski areas now hope a hard-to-predict La Nina weather pattern can bring ... (Source: Vail Daily News 2010-11-07T06:42:51Z)

K Bank Shuts Down

Regulators shut down banks in Maryland and California on Friday bringing the 2010 total to 141, topping the 140 shuttered last year and the most in a year since the savings-and-loan crisis two decades ago. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. took over K ... (Source: WBAL Radio 2010-11-06T07:26:59Z)

Time to fire up the Hot Stove Sox fans

Now that the Giants have been crowned World Series champions for the 2010 season, it's time to turn our focus to 2011 and the Red Sox roster. There's lots of work to be done to rebuild the third-place Red Sox. The Sox have only five days of exclusive ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-11-02T15:52:49Z)

UPDATED: More than 1,900 join anti-bullying Facebook page created in memory of late ...

A Facebook page simply titled "Cassidy Joy Andel" has become a virtual anti-bullying rally point for more than 1,900 people. "Create T-shirts! Pass them out and tell her story," one post read. "And maybe start taking control and make consequences ... (Source: Grand Forks Herald 2010-11-06T03:02:08Z)

Facebook a spot for many to offer prayers, sympathy

An online Facebook page created in memory of a Cooperstown, N.D., teenager who took her life Thursday has become home to a virtual anti-bullying rally that is attracting hundreds of social media users. The page was launched in the wake of Cassidy Joy Andel ... (Source: INFORUM 2010-11-07T00:09:09Z)

Black Friday 2010 Has Deals for Increasing Black Friday Sales in 2010

Wal-Mart, Target, Sears and Ace Hardware are gearing up for Black Friday Sales for 2010. Black Friday ads are being leaked and the deals are good as every store tries to wrestle your hard earned savings away from you. The Chicago Tribune predicts there is ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-10-28T14:47:10Z)

Checking out the offseason marketplace

2. Carl Pavano , RH — A good No. 2 or 3 starter. He has gone from enigma to very steady. The consensus is he may get a three-year, $30 million deal. The Twins, Brewers, Mets, Nationals, Orioles, Rangers, and Mariners are interested. 3. Jorge De La Rosa ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-11-07T07:04:20Z)

Early Black Friday Deals Online and in Stores

Black Friday Sales Online is starting before the day after Thanksgiving. Department stores decided to make the shopping spirit better with earlier deals and great savings online. Benefits of shopping early are being able to buy your holiday gifts before ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-11-05T22:08:39Z)

Bank closings up, losses down

Bank closings for the year have hit 140, with regulators shutting down a bank in Maryland. That equals the number of U.S. banks that failed in all of 2009. The 140 failures are the most in a year since the savings and loan crisis two decades ago. On Friday ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-11-07T07:11:29Z)

Von Pinnon: Dismissing Facebook info like sticking head in sand

On several instances in recent years, The Forum has fielded complaints from readers and even some fellow journalists upset with us for using or quoting in stories information from Facebook and other social media sites. On several instances in recent years ... (Source: INFORUM 2010-11-07T04:19:41Z)

HearUSA and Veterans Care Plus Provide Savings on Hearing Care to America's Veterans and Their Families

WEST PALM BEACH, FL -- (Marketwire) -- 11/03/10 -- HearUSA, Inc. (NYSE Amex: EAR), a leader among the nation's hearing care providers, recognizes the challenges faced by our military veterans and their loved ones who are living with untreated hearing loss ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-11-03T12:38:21Z)

'For Colored Girls' Counts On Fans, Not Critics

Critics around the country have mostly rolled their eyes at the notion that filmmaker Tyler Perry could do justice to Ntozake Shange's iconic 1976 play, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf . The play tells the story of ... (Source: NPR News 2010-11-04T23:57:12Z)

Ivanovic tops Krumm, to face Kleybanova in Bali final

BALI, Indonesia (AP) -- Ana Ivanovic celebrated her 23rd birthday by outlasting Kimiko Date Krumm in a 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-2 thriller to reach the Tournament of Champions final Saturday. Ivanovic and Alisa Kleybanova will play the year's last singles final on ... (Source: CNN Sports Illustrated 2010-11-06T21:53:09Z)

Brasch Words

BLOOMBURG, Pa. -- Marie Antoinette, contrary to popular opinion, never said a solution for the starving masses of revolutionary France in late 18th-Century was "Let them eat cake." But Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) apparently said something close to it ... (Source: American Reporter 2010-11-06T07:48:28Z)

Ana Ivanovic outlasts Kimiko Date Krumm to advance to final in Bali

BALI, Indonesia - Ana Ivanovic celebrated her 23rd birthday by outlasting Kimiko Date Krumm in a 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-2 thriller to reach the Tournament of Champions final on Saturday. Ivanovic and Alisa Kleybanova will contest the year's last singles final on ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-11-06T16:52:30Z)

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